Ever wonder how long it takes for one of your upgrades to fully research?
Here's a guide with that info!...

Playing on Mac using Wine (No Bootcamp, No VM)

โดย sudo

A complete guide to running AoE II HD on Mac using Wine (without running Windows), meant for the average Steam user to be able to follow easily. However, some users may still run into problems. Includes lots of fixes and procedures that I either found onl...

Расы, их плюсы и минусы

โดย [KFC]Captain Fire Cat™

В этом руководстве, я расскажу про каждую расу.
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Which units move fastest

โดย man

Check the list from fastest to slowest moving units in the game...

Fast Castle (To Knights or Boom)

โดย Loop Zoop

This Guide will tell you how to get a Fast Castle (Between 16:30 to 17:00) with either enough resources to boom, or make a few knights to harass. Very good read, please tell me if you have any critiques with this build, or if something isnt explained well...

Age of Empires II: HD Edition Cheat Overview (including The Forgotten) and Easy way to farm Achievements

โดย Ov3RT4K3R

Overview of all cheats in AoE 2 HD and The Forgotten
Trick to get easy Achievements...

Comprehensive Attack Bonus List

โดย Jupsto

Noticing existing attack bonus guides have innacuracies or are not fully complete, I am attempting a full comprehensive list. I am testing most, but not every single value. Existing values are generally assumed to be correct existing sources agree. Let me...

AoE2 HD Updated Hotkeys

โดย Daniel

A full list of all the useful hotkeys in Age of Empires II HD, in a nice image form. Available as a printable page as well.
To save the image, click on it and then click on the URL at the top if the display box. You can then right click and save the im...

An easy-but-unethical guide to get those pesky insane achievements

โดย Darturias

In this guide you will find the tips to get one victory each 15 seconds without cheating or exploiting bugs, just using ingame resources. Very useful to get those nearly impossible "1.000 victories" achievements.
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Defending the Rush

โดย Loop Zoop

This guide will tell how to defend against the pesky Flush (Feudal Rush), how to determine when the enemy is rushing and what they are rushing with, and how to defend against that. Also i will include other basic Random match tips to help with your game. ...

Cheat Codes (Age Of Empires II: HD Edition)

โดย Mr.Platypus

Im gonna show you a bunch of cheat codes which you can use in Age of Empires II. Just in cause you wish to get yourself 10.000 resources or summon a penguin to aid in battle....

AoC Advanced Noob Guide-v2.6

โดย [LTP]PsychoMantis_

Advanced Guide to Economic Builds and Strategy, Overall Guide to AoC Random Map
So you have decided that you are not going to be able to learn AoC in a couple weeks?......READ THIS
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All the cheat codes you will ever need for Age of Empires II. Quickly access all of these codes by using Steam's in-game overlay (shift+tab). This guide contains all Age of Empires II cheats and their effects in-game....

Simple Dark Age Build Order

โดย Turkman

Sick of falling behind in the early game?
This guide will help you increase your level of play throughout the Dark Age and get you into Fedual Age in fighting shape....

Getting Started with AoE II HD

โดย Kelevandos

This short guide will help you understand the basics of the game and quickly dive into the world of Age of Empires II HD! It covers the basic strategies in the early game and other important aspects, like civilization differences and winning the game....

Dark Age Guide - Zero To Hero

โดย ZeroEmpires

A video guide on how to play with the Dark Age, preparing to set yourself up for a Dark Age Rush, Fast Castle or Fast Feudal. The fourth video in a series covering all civilizations. Beginner friendly and easy to understand!...

Civilization Bonuses: Unique Units and How to Counter Them [Part I]

โดย The Inquisitor

This guide covers the stats and capabilities of all Unique Units in the original Age of Kings and Conqueror's Expansion, how to counter them, and each Civilizations' respective Bonuses....

The basic favorite civilisations, as well as some tips and why each civ is popular or easy to play....

Britons Guide - Zero To Hero

โดย ZeroEmpires

A video guide on how to play with the Britons, the second video in a series covering all civilizations. Beginner friendly and easy to understand!...

AoE2HD Civilization Bonuses Guide

โดย Cat-Poker

Because the tech tree in game is messed up on certain resolutions, I have decided to post a guide to the various civilizations bonuses. Based on the Wiki Article ...

Byzantines Guide - Zero To Hero

โดย ZeroEmpires

A video guide on how to play with the Byzantines, the third video in a series covering all civilizations. Beginner friendly and easy to understand!...

Ozhara's Modding Guide for AoE 2 HD

โดย Ozhara

This Guide describes how to install/uninstall mods, publish your own workshop mod for AoE, where to find graphic and sound files and how they work, as well as how to mod them.
If you think the guide is missing something important or a point isn't that ...

AoE2 HD OZ Clan Hotkey List (Condensed)

โดย Maximus Dexius

This is a 1 and a half page PDF I created to have all the hotkeys you will need in the game available to you for quick reference, simply print off in Colour and Stick it up next to your sceen. YOU WILL BE AMAZED HOW QUICKLY YOU WILL RELY ON THESE HOTKEYS...

Aztecs Guide - Zero To Hero

โดย ZeroEmpires

A video guide on how to play with the Aztecs, the first video in a series covering all civilizations. Beginner friendly and easy to understand!...

Possible solution to game lag (FIXED!!!) /ES/EN/RU/FR/DE/PT/IT/

โดย MrThom

IMPORTANT: BUG FIXED!!!! THANK TO EVERYBODY WHO HELPED WITH THE GUIDE
IMPORTANT: Please assess the guide to be seen by developers and they can fix this bug.
IMPORTANTE: Por favor valoren la guia para que sea vista por los desarolladores y soluciones...

Chinese Fast Castle Build Order

โดย Peter_Pahn

This is a simple build order to get a 30 pop fast castle with chinese. Many people complain about their start when getting this civ, but it is possible to achieve very fast times with the chinese. The ideal uptime for 29 vills and loom with non-bonused ci...